Need Aircraft Identification 2

• Mar 26, 2020

• #1

Spitlead

Airman 1st Class

128

100

Feb 19, 2019

This is the only photo I have showing the airplane nose. Hoping someone can identify it. I took the photo for the unique nose art but did not make a note of the aircraft. It is obviously a more modern aircraft but I can't discern which one; B-52? C-17? B-1?

 

• Mar 26, 2020

• #2

Hardlydank

Airman 1st Class

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444

Feb 26, 2020

San Diego

HP Victor

 

• Mar 26, 2020

• #3

Graeme

1st Sergeant

4,615

2,818

May 31, 2007

As above - googled "Lucky Lou" and got the Victor K2...

 

• Mar 26, 2020

• #4

fubar57

General

32,832

19,280

Nov 22, 2009

The Jungles of Canada

Beat me to it...."XM717 was a veteran of the "Black Buck" operations during the Falklands War 1982. The name and artwork was applied during the First Gulf War"

 

• Mar 26, 2020

• #5

vikingBerserker

Lieutenant General

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4,611

Apr 10, 2009

South Carolina

Always such a cool looking aircraft to me.

 

• Mar 26, 2020

• Thread starter
• #6

Spitlead

Airman 1st Class

128

100

Feb 19, 2019

Haha. Nicely done. The nose just didn't quite look like a U.S. made aircraft. Since the photo had been taken so long ago I figured it might have been de-commissioned or the name changed. Thanks guys. Would not have guessed. I need to brush up on my airplane searches! Cheers!

 

Last edited: Apr 3, 2020